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By Engin Dervişağa…….

By popular demand, I am delighted together with my colleague Qossay Eleyan to bring you a repeat showing of our interesting report on “Discovering North Cyprus” about the Buyuk Han (the Great Inn) which is the largest caravansarai (Kervansaray) in North Cyprus and was a roadside inn where travellers could rest and recover from the day’s journey.

By Engin Dervişağa…….

By popular demand, I am delighted together with my colleague Qossay Eleyan to bring you a repeat showing of our interesting report on “Discovering North Cyprus” about the Buyuk Han (the Great Inn) which is the largest caravansarai (Kervansaray) in North Cyprus and was a roadside inn where travellers could rest and recover from the day’s journey.

This video starts when I walk through the Kyrenia Gate into the old city of Nicosia and we walk down Kyrenia Avenue the first ancient building we see on the left is the Whirling Dervish center and museum and after a short walk we also pass on the left hand side, the Dr Fazil Kucuk museum.

Soon we pass on the right hand side the old disused Nicosia Police station and then the fine Court Building before arriving in the square with the Venetian Column. From here we turn into Sarayonu Street to look at the grand Post Office before retracing our steps.

Continuing down Kyrenia Avenue we see the fine Vakiflar Foundation building on the right and then turn left down Irfan Bey Street past the ancient Grand Turkish Hamam on the right, we continue on turning right and left past ottoman style buildings and then we turn right again and go into the famous Buyuk Han to see its splendour and the many craft shops around the courtyard.

Leaving the Buyuk Han we turn right into the narrow Arasta Street and walk past many fascinating shops along with so many other tourists before reaching the end of our walk at the end of Arasta Street.

By Engin Dervişağa…….

By popular demand, I am delighted together with my colleague Qossay Eleyan to bring you a repeat showing of our interesting report on “Discovering North Cyprus” about the Buyuk Han (the Great Inn) which is the largest caravansarai (Kervansaray) in North Cyprus and was a roadside inn where travellers could rest and recover from the day’s journey.

By Engin Dervişağa…….

By popular demand, I am delighted together with my colleague Qossay Eleyan to bring you a repeat showing of our interesting report on “Discovering North Cyprus” about the Buyuk Han (the Great Inn) which is the largest caravansarai (Kervansaray) in North Cyprus and was a roadside inn where travellers could rest and recover from the day’s journey.

The Büyük Han was said to have been built in 1572 under the auspices of Muzaffer Pasha, the first Ottoman governor of Cyprus, and was modelled after Koza Han in Bursa, Turkey.

Upon the British takeover in 1878, the inn was restored for use as a prison. It was used as the Central Prison of Nicosia between 1892 and 1903, when the prison was moved to a new building west of the Pedieos river. In the years 1900 and 1901, the British administration left the building and the shops at the back were extended up to the point where they met the road, with the permission of the Evkaf Administration. Between 1903 and 1947, the building was used as an inn. Between 1947 and 1962, it became a refuge for poor families where they could rent rooms cheaply.

This show will be transmitted on BRT2 on Monday 21st November at 19.00pm and repeated on Sunday 27th November at 12.20pm

To go direct to BRT 2 TV to watch these shows by live streaming on your PC at Cyprus local time click here

I also produce the Vox Pop TV show which features interviews with many people living in North Cyprus and this is screened on BRT2 on Sundays at 15.oopm and again on Tuesdays at 18.30pm If you wish you can also watch a number of my past Vox Pop shows which can be selected for viewing byclicking here

For Radio Lovers do also tune in and join me on BRT Radio on Saturday at 19.00pm for my programme Top Twenty which is compiled by DJ Bora and this show is repeated on Sunday at 15.00pm. We are transmitting this on 6.150 MH/z. Short-wave, 87.8 and 105 FM Stereo.

You can also tune in to live streaming of this radio show on your PC by clicking here.If you wish you can also watch a number of my past Vox Pop shows which can be selected for viewing byclicking here

For those local readers who have interesting hobbies or interests who think it could make an interesting subject for my Vox Pop TV show, do please send me a message.

By Engin Dervişağa…….

I am delighted together with my colleague Qossay Eleyan to bring you an interesting report on “Discovering North Cyprus” about the Buyuk Han (the Great Inn) which is the largest caravansarai (Kervansaray) in North Cyprus and was a roadside inn where travellers could rest and recover from the day’s journey.

The Büyük Han was said to have been built in 1572 under the auspices of Muzaffer Pasha, the first Ottoman governor of Cyprus, and was modelled after Koza Han in Bursa, Turkey.

Upon the British takeover in 1878, the inn was restored for use as a prison. It was used as the Central Prison of Nicosia between 1892 and 1903, when the prison was moved to a new building west of the Pedieos river. In the years 1900 and 1901, the British administration left the building and the shops at the back were extended up to the point where they met the road, with the permission of the Evkaf Administration. Between 1903 and 1947, the building was used as an inn. Between 1947 and 1962, it became a refuge for poor families where they could rent rooms cheaply.

This show will be transmitted on BRT2 on Monday 31st October at 19.00pm and repeated on Sunday 6th November at 12.20pm

To go direct to BRT 2 TV to watch these shows by live streaming on your PC at Cyprus local time click here

I also produce the Vox Pop TV show which features interviews with many people living in North Cyprus and this is screened on BRT2 on Sundays at 15.oopm and again on Tuesdays at 18.30pm If you wish you can also watch a number of my past Vox Pop shows which can be selected for viewing byclicking here

For Radio Lovers do also tune in and join me on BRT Radio on Saturday at 19.00pm for my programme Top Twenty which is compiled by DJ Bora and this show is repeated on Sunday at 15.00pm. We are transmitting this on 6.150 MH/z. Short-wave, 87.8 and 105 FM Stereo.

You can also tune in to live streaming of this radio show on your PC by clicking here.If you wish you can also watch a number of my past Vox Pop shows which can be selected for viewing byclicking here

For those local readers who have interesting hobbies or interests who think it could make an interesting subject for my Vox Pop TV show, do please send me a message.

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Television News from BRT

By Can Gazi

This week my guest on A Cup of Conversation this Saturday the 18th of May at 4.30pm you can catch my interview with two volunteers for the Cancer Research Foundation (KAV). Hatice Kerimgil will be talking about the new coffee mornings with a twist and archaeologist Deniz Kahraman will be talking about a children’s painting exhibition this weekend at the Great Inn (Büyük Han) that will help raise money for the foundation. Tune in to find out more!

Do tune into BRT FAMILY television this Saturday the 18th May and we hope you will enjoy the show.

On Sunday 19th May at 1.00pm Cyprus time, my colleague Engin Dervişağa has a fascinating interview on hisgreat Vox Pop programme with Graham Brown a retired camera man who lives in Esentepe.

Graham has also set up and runs a successful website called Esentepe Community which deals with all aspects of life and events in and around the Esentepe area. To view this site please click here

This show will also be repeated on Tuesday 21st May 2013 at 1.00pm local time.

Do join us on BRT Family for those great weekend TV shows!

To go direct to Bayrak Family TV to watch these shows at Cyprus local timeclick here and if you want to learn more of Bayrak Radio and Television click here

Little Archaeologists show their work

We have received the following news from Rezan Fahrioglu Yamaci, spokesperson for the Cancer Research Foundation. As you will see there is to be an exhibition at the Büyük Han on Friday 17th May when the work of the children, which was undertaken as one of the events leading up to the 10th Orchid Walk, will be shown.

Do make time to come along to this “The Past is a guide for future” event and support those children who took part.

Meaningful Support for The Cancer Research Foundation from the Children of the 1st Park-Archeology Event

Young Archaeologist candidates who joined the 1st Park-Archeology Children’s Activity in Karşıyaka and revealed their handwork will be exhibited on 17th May Friday at 19.00, with an opening at The Büyük Han in Lefkoşa. The exhibition, where various surprises are awaiting the 1st Park-Archeology Children’s Activity participants, will be open to the public. The exhibition that is sponsored by Mardo, Aksoy Ltd, Rana Fahrioglu Ithalat Ihracaat Company and Iktisat Bank can be visited on 17th, 18th and 20th May during International Museum and Archaeology Week.

The Cancer Research Foundation, within the activities of the 10th Orchid Walk Program, this year for the first time organized the 1st Park- Archeology Children’s Activity that was held on 10th February. The purpose of this event, with a slogan of ‘The Past is a guide for the future’, was to improve our children’s awareness and sensitivity to their environment. Within the framework of this activity, the children who live far from soil and their past were given the chance to recognize their capabilities, improve their self confidence and show their ability to cooperate with their friends. As it is in archeology, they discovered that ‘Each hand completes the whole’. 24 children aged between 7-13 carried out a mini archaeological excavation and unearthed imitation archaeological findings with the support of the Red Crescent who established a tent under the guidance of archaeologists, art historians, teachers, and drama formatters. After that, the children were transferred to Kozanköy Elementary School to make drawings of what they had experienced and felt during this activity.

Making this event even more meaningful, the drawings these children, who played, learned in nature, had a lot of fun and made new friends during a joyful day produced, will be sold for the benefit of Cancer Research Foundation. Each picture will be available for sale as a card at various events and venues. Cancer Research Foundation volunteers, who want to convey the importance of a healthy environment and a healthy lifestyle to the younger generations, announced that these kinds of worthy activities will be continued in the future for the young supporters of cancer research.